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Virtual primary care, acute care, chronic disease management and specialty consultations will all be available directly through DarioHealth's app.

Optum was already a stakeholder in the New York company thanks to a "significant investment" it made early in 2019.

The telehealth vendor's deal with the state comes shortly after another agreement that provided the services to Medicaid, children's health insurance members.

Just as it's doing with nearly every facet of society around the world, the COVID-19 crisis will radically transform approaches with patient engagement and pop health. From telemedicine and remote patient monitoring to AI and advanced analytics, healthcare was already in the midst of big changes in how it manages the health of patient populations. Now, in a new era where the pandemic is upending old assumptions, the stakes are even higher. This month, we look at how approaches to treating COVID-19 and other illnesses are shifting in this new era.  

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The temporary policy also extends to some clinical decision support software used in conjuction with these remote monitor devices.

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CMS says the move will enable beneficiaries to get telehealth services in physician's offices, hospitals, nursing homes, rural health clinics – and their homes.